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Physiological ecology of Patella. III. Desiccation effects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

P. Spencer Davies
P. Spencer Davies
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow and The Marine Station, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae
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Extract

Experiments were carried out to assess the importance of desiccation during tidal exposure upon the vertical distribution of the intertidal limpets Patella aspera and P. vulgat vulgata. The rate at which water is lost during desiccation varies inversely with body size.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , May 1969 , pp. 291 - 304
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1969

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